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<blockquote data-quote="MechaTarrasque" data-source="post: 7491099" data-attributes="member: 6801226">The first sequence was as I envisioned it.&nbsp; Round 2 of the second sequence would be hit twice, the slot increases to 4th level (assuming you can cast a 4th level spell, otherwise you have 1 3rd level and 1 1st level).&nbsp; Round 3:&nbsp; cast fireball as a 3rd level spell and have 1 1st level slot left for next round or cast it as a 4th level spell.&nbsp; Although you could do Round 2:&nbsp; take the attack action, hit once, the slot increases to 3rd level, and cast a cantrip as well.&nbsp; [In general casting a cantrip is a less optimum idea unless you really need a ranged attack, so where for the EK, hit with weapon plus zap with cantrip is the ideal action, here it is not.]If I was playing this type of PC, the second sequence is what I would go for.&nbsp; The length of combat and your odds of hitting something are the only limitations on how many highest level spells you can cast.*&nbsp; It is a gamble, the traditional spell slot classes know they will be able to cast their highest level spell (at the PC's level) a set number of times per day; the mage knight may not get to cast any at all, but on a day with a lot of rounds of fighting, he/she could cast the highest level spell more than the traditional spell slot classes.&nbsp; For me, I would expect to cast far fewer spells than the wizard (even excluding cantrips), but, on busy days, I would expect to cast more (relatively) high level ones.&nbsp; In some ways it arrives at the same place the sorcerer does when he/she turns low level spells into points so that he/she can cast more relatively high level ones, even though the mechanism is different.* For the mageknight, the level limiter is more about what you can learn.&nbsp; A 1st level mageknight can no more cast wish than a 1st level wizard, not because he/she lacks a 9th level slot, but because he/she can't grasp the intricacies of the spell until they become a more skilled caster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MechaTarrasque, post: 7491099, member: 6801226"] The first sequence was as I envisioned it. Round 2 of the second sequence would be hit twice, the slot increases to 4th level (assuming you can cast a 4th level spell, otherwise you have 1 3rd level and 1 1st level). Round 3: cast fireball as a 3rd level spell and have 1 1st level slot left for next round or cast it as a 4th level spell. Although you could do Round 2: take the attack action, hit once, the slot increases to 3rd level, and cast a cantrip as well. [In general casting a cantrip is a less optimum idea unless you really need a ranged attack, so where for the EK, hit with weapon plus zap with cantrip is the ideal action, here it is not.] If I was playing this type of PC, the second sequence is what I would go for. The length of combat and your odds of hitting something are the only limitations on how many highest level spells you can cast.* It is a gamble, the traditional spell slot classes know they will be able to cast their highest level spell (at the PC's level) a set number of times per day; the mage knight may not get to cast any at all, but on a day with a lot of rounds of fighting, he/she could cast the highest level spell more than the traditional spell slot classes. For me, I would expect to cast far fewer spells than the wizard (even excluding cantrips), but, on busy days, I would expect to cast more (relatively) high level ones. In some ways it arrives at the same place the sorcerer does when he/she turns low level spells into points so that he/she can cast more relatively high level ones, even though the mechanism is different. * For the mageknight, the level limiter is more about what you can learn. A 1st level mageknight can no more cast wish than a 1st level wizard, not because he/she lacks a 9th level slot, but because he/she can't grasp the intricacies of the spell until they become a more skilled caster. [/QUOTE]

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